Wavy Lee

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Today I’m talking with HipHop artists from the dirty south, Wavy Lee.
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Tony Coke: Where are you from and how long have you been making music?

Wavy Lee:
Im from the northside of Atlanta I been making music for 12 years.

Tony Coke: What’s happening in your world at the moment, what are you currently promoting?

Wavy Lee:

My newest Mixtape #IhateWavyLee

Tony Coke: That’s an interesting name, I don’t think I’d want to meet Wavy Lee lol, what else is interesting about this project?

Wavy Lee:
It gives a variety of vibes and sounds.

Tony Coke: What is your current, biggest musical career goals?
To go on a major tour with about 40 cities.

Wavy Lee:

Tony Coke: Awesome, on the road is a good place to be! What’s coming up next for you?

Wavy Lee:
Nothing but #IHATEWAVY and tons of new videos.

Tony Coke: Why did you select this song as your current single?
Wavy Lee:
It was a song that everyone I knew liked.

Tony Coke: How does this single relate to the rest of the Album, EP or Mix-tape?
It relates well because the mix-tape is more about my everyday life than anything else.



Tony Coke: What was the writing process for the song?

Wavy Lee:
I was telling my friend about a story that happened to me when we were beat searching, The beat was played and I was like yes thats the one .



Tony Coke: What does this song’s lyric mean to you?
Wavy Lee:
It explains every part of the situation I was in at the time.

Tony Coke: What would it be like to see you in person performing this song?
Wavy Lee:
Probably really mellow because its a really mellow song , but I would have some sort of visual to bring you to the situation i was in.



Tony Coke: Could your fans summarize who you are as an artist by this song?

Wavy Lee:
No not at all I don’t think they ever could.



Tony Coke: Is there a video planned and or completed and if so, what was the
idea behind the video?
Wavy Lee:
Yeah there is one planned but If I tell you the video it will ruin the surprise

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Tony Coke: One last question, what is your motivation behind your music?

I just love to do it , its fun and its the best way for me to express my self.

Tony Coke: Cool man, best of luck and keep us updated on #IhateWavyLee!

For more on Wavy Lee, connect with him at:
www.wavylee.com
https://twitter.com/wavy_lee
www.instagram.com/wavy_lee
https://soundcloud.com/wavylee

TooTall – Toronto RAW

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If you haven’t been to a RAW event yet, you should go and check one out. They combine different forms of expression into a fun night of artistic stimulation at venues across North America.

They are constantly showcasing talented musical acts such as TooTall from Toronto, CA.

Tony Coke: Welcome TooTall. Are you originally from Toronto? How long have you making music?

TooTall: I grew up in the small town of Grimsby, Ontario. After high school I wanted a job in media. Decided to Move to Toronto at the age of 18 to go to Film school. I‘ve been performing and involved in the music scene stating high school from filming local shows, acting in theatre, and working as an extra in movies.
Music is the reason I wake up everyday. I couldn’t imagine my life without it. When I started rapping to beats everyday, I knew I wanted to start my career in music.

Tony Coke: What musical projects do you have going on at the moment?

TooTall: I’m currently working with a few different producers and mixed-genre artists to create my digital EP: “High-Aid-Us”, coming out this summer.
The EP wouldn’t be the same with out the support of videographer, and former “LED” DJ partner, Craig Wood @cameronwoodly.

www.soundcloud.com/tootalltoronto

Tony Coke: What’s interesting about this project?

TooTall: Why High-Aid-Us?
I was in DJ group a few years back called “LED” (Lights.Electro.Dubstep) – we performed and organized events, big and small, all over the city for a few years.
We decided to take a hiatus for a while to focus on new solo directions. That small break gave me time to create the monster: “TooTall”.

Tony Coke: Cool, what are your goals for TooTall?

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TooTall: Currently my musical career goals are to work with as many talented artists as I can, learn from them, and make some great tunes together.
I just want to share music and good vibes. Dreaming of a world tour with a group of positive, like-minded individuals to keep the feeling alive…

Tony Coke: What’s up next for TooTall?

TooTall: You can see me perform, at the RAW Toronto Signature Event March 17th at Maison Mercer – tickets are now available @ TooTallToronto.com & RAWartists.org
Like the Trailer Park Boys? Check out my latest single; “Samsquanch”
You might be able to get a closer look at the Samsquanch , on my Twitter: @Twitt__her
Instagram @tootalltoronto

For more info on the BIG Guy “TooTall”, the High-Aid-Us EP, Events, and Music Downloads visit: TooTallToronto.com

RAW:Toronto presents SIGNATURE! Featuring Visual Art, Photography, Fashion, Music, Performance Artists, Accessories, Hair and Make-Up Artists!

A fun and exciting evening of live performances, runway shows, live hair and make-up, accessory design and visual art displays! 50+ talented artists involved! Our BIGGEST and BOLDEST show yet!

Thursday March 17th, 2016 at Maison Mercer (15 Mercer St.)
8pm-12am (Performances, Runways, Art Displays, etc.)
12am-2am (After Party with music by Nicodemus the evilrobo)

$20 advanced http://www.rawartists.org/toronto/signature
$25 at door
19+ event

Colby Bright Interview

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Today I’m talking to Colby Bright a hip hop artist from the south coast and the great state of Texas, home of my favorite rappers (not Beyonce).

Tony Coke: Where in Texas are you from and how long have you been making music?

Colby Bright: I’m from 936, Montgomery, Tx & I’ve been writing poetry since about 12 years old. But didnt actually start Writing/Recording music until around 17-18 years old. So right around 10 years I would say, I’ve actually been “Creating” music. I love the whole process.

Tony Coke: Cool, you’re just a few hours down 45 from me. What projects do you have going on? From what it sounds like, you’ve got your hands full.

Colby Bright: Right now I’m currently promoting this “Victory Lap 2.0” Mixtape & Tour. It’s actually the 2nd volume of this “Victory Lap” Trilogy we’re doing. 3 Tapes, 3 Tours & A Full Length Documentary. Everything has been amazing so far, from the shows to the growth of the music… I’ve been in love with this whole process and loving it more and It’s definitely taking me places that we’ve never been.

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Tony Coke: I love how you planned 3 connected releases and tours, plus a documentary.

Colby Bright: The interesting part to me about the whole thing is, as I mentioned before, is that it’s a trilogy series. Showing the growth, all the behind the scenes footage and everything that goes into making mixtapes, tours, music, singles and everything involved in the process of making music a full time career. Each Tape is another level.

Tony Coke: What is your ambition and driving force behind your musical career?

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“WORLDWIDE HUSTLA” – COLBY BRIGHT FT LAYZIE BONE:

Colby Bright: To be the voice of the underdogs and prove that dreams are possible, no matter how high you set your goals, everything is attainable through hard work and dedication.

Tony Coke: I love it, that’s what I’m all about. ANYONE can be successful in the music industry today! What’s coming up next for Colby Bright?

Colby Bright: EVERYTHING!! Lol. But seriously, with the final part of the trilogy series coming up, we are going to be releasing a lot of stuff we’ve been working on behind the scenes and a lot of unannounced material…STAY TUNED!!

www.colbybrightmusic.com
www.twitter.com/colbybright – @colbybright
www.youtube.com/colbybrightmusic

One Girl Symphony

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With today’s technology, it doesn’t matter where you are from, or what your passion, you can find an audience and achieve success. Today I’m talking with Whitney Vandell, aka One Girl Symphony, from Ethiopia. She is making an musical impact, globally.

Tony Coke: I’m quite excited. I don’t think I’ve ever talked to anyone from Ethiopia before! Where in Ethiopia exactly? And, have you always been involved with music?

One Girl Symphony:
I live in Addis Ababa but I was adopted at the age of two by an Austrian-American woman serving as a missionary who was a classically trained musician and teacher. Growing up I spent much of my childhood following my mother living among tribal people in remote areas across Africa.

There was always music around the house and we had one of the few private grand pianos in Addis. Seeing how little there is here in terms of entertainment and my mother being a rather private person living on the outskirts of town, most of the time we would just spend playing and listening to music together. It’s just the way it always was and I don’t remember a time when music wasn’t a part of my life.

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Tony Coke: You obviously have a big project going on, and it sounds pretty ambitions. Tell us about it.

One Girl Symphony:
I recently released my album ‘One Girl Symphony’ that is available on CD, DVD film and an Android app. I spent the last ten years writing and recording it. The album is acoustically recorded with only real instrumental performances featuring nearly twenty different musicians from around the world contributing in an online music collective.

Tony Coke: Remote collaboration is becoming more and more normal these days. How did that process work for you? Was it a challenge being in Ethiopia? I would think the internet connections may not be as fast in other parts of the world.

One Girl Symphony:
I collaborated with musicians from around the world over the Internet where I sent MP3 files of backing tracks and got their instrumental recordings as high quality music files on Dropbox. With the internet here in Ethiopia I could sometimes take a almost a day to sync so it was a challenge in itself. The biggest part of the Internet collaboration was with the violinist of William Stewart who was living in a remote cottage in southern France during this period.

The One Girl Symphony has been so well received, they even performed at TEDx.

Live @ TEDx – Addis Ababa from One Girl Symphony on Vimeo.

Tony Coke: Congratulations on getting the project completed. It must have taken forever! What was your motivation to keep going?

One Girl Symphony:
Though I like to think I don’t feel a need to prove myself or impress on anyone, spending thousands of hours working on a handful of tracks, I would be lying if I didn’t want the music to reach more people than myself. When I got into rock music in high school Slash from Guns n Roses became the father figure I never had when growing up. In the back of my mind when working on all these song I secretly planned to one day play them for Slash and afterwards drive over to Axl’s house to jam and hang out. I’m still planning for that to happen.

Tony Coke: OMG that’s awesome!! I think we all have scenarios we imagine like that to keep us going. By the way, Slash came to the radio station I was working at several years ago. He had that “I’ve been wearing the same leather clothes on a tour bus for five days with no shower” vibe (smell) going on. He was very nice, but I didn’t get to jam with him 🙁
What’s coming up next for you? Any plans to tour globally?

One Girl Symphony:
I have no idea! I just try to do the most of what is right in front of me, trying every day to absorb new inspiration and ways to express my feelings. I am ready for my next project to have a very long time horizon and I expect it to take many years just like with One Girl Symphony.

Tony Coke: You can hear the album on all streaming services and www.OneGirlSymphony.com, as well as iTunes
You can also get the One Girl Symphony app for android at
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.carlkuhl.onegirlsymphony